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Danny Gokey Achieves Best First-Week Album Sales by a Debut Country Male in 18 Years!

My Best Days Makes History with Highest First-Week Digital Sales by a Debut Country Act

Gokey Returns to the Grand Ole Opry This Weekend

Nashville, TN – 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville recording artist Danny Gokey powers his way into the chart record books this week, as his March 2 debut album, My Best Days, brought out the fans, with first-week sales of more than 65,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.  The accomplishment nets Gokey the best opening-week sales by a debut country male since 1992. 

The soaring success of My Best Days includes a sizzling digital album tally in excess of 19,000 downloads, according to Nielsen SoundScan, earning Danny a #1 berth in chart history with the best first-week digital album sales ever recorded by a debut country act.

The album’s total sales also earn My Best Days this week’s highest chart entry by a debut artist, landing at #3 onBillboard’s Top Country Albums chart and #4 on the all-genre Billboard 200.

After crossing the country with an event-packed release week filled with in-store appearances, concerts, radio visits, and television – including a Thursday return to American Idol to sing his hit, “My Best Days Are Ahead of Me” – Gokey will be in Nashville this weekend for a March 13 performance on the Grand Ole Opry.  Gokey made his Opry debut earlier this year and will play both Opry shows this Saturday, in addition to meeting fans at a CD signing from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM at The Opry Shop.

About Danny Gokey:  Danny Gokey became a favorite of millions of fans nationwide as a finalist on Season Eight ofAmerican Idol, and on March 2, the Milwaukee native and 19 Recordings/RCA Nashville recording artist released his debut album, My Best Days.  Danny credits his late wife, Sophia, with the inspiration to pursue his musical dreams onIdol, and he continues to honor her with the charitable work of the Sophia’s Heart Foundation, founded in her memory. For more information on all things Danny, visit him online at www.dannygokey.com     

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